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Delwar Fulfils His Dream Through Mushrooms in Lakshmipur
After 13 years in Saudi Arabia, Delwar Hossain set up a commercial mushroom farm in Lakshmipur Sadar and now sells 20-25 kg a day.
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Boro Rice Cultivation Falls in Rajshahi Region Amid Water Crisis
Under a new irrigation policy, boro rice cultivation in the Rajshahi agricultural region fell by 10,200 hectares this season, which farmers blame on a lack of water.
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Manikganj Farmers Busy Bringing In Grass Pea Harvest
Manikganj farmers are busy harvesting khesari, hoping the grass pea will make up for a year of losses despite lower yields and a smaller area.
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Woman Dies After Snake Hidden in Pot Bites Her in Gafargaon
A 50-year-old woman in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, died after a snake hiding in a clay pot bit her as she reached inside.
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Cotton Farming Succeeds on Abandoned Land in Jhalokathi
Farmers leasing abandoned Water Development Board land by Jhalokathi's Gabkhan river have grown cotton successfully for 15 years with Cotton Development Board support.
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Wholesale Commission Agents Set the Price of Farmers' Watermelons
Bhola farmers with a bumper watermelon crop say commission agents and wholesalers fix low prices, while retail prices run several times higher.
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Dried-Up River Halts Irrigation on 3,000 Acres of Haor Boro Land
With the Baithakhali river dried up, irrigation has stopped on 3,000 acres of boro land in Kishoreganj's Austagram upazila, leaving thousands of farmers worried.
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Faridpur Growers Happy With Bumper Lalmi Harvest
Growers in Faridpur's Sadarpur upazila are enjoying a bumper lalmi harvest and good Ramadan prices, with the fruit sent across the country.
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1,600 Farmers in Jhenaidah Receive Aus Rice Seed and Fertiliser
Free aus rice seed and fertiliser are being distributed to 1,600 small and marginal farmers in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila over two days.
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Watermelon Farmers Suffer in Silence as Sellers Laugh All the Way
Watermelons change hands four times on the way to market and sell for four times the farm-gate price, while the farmers who grow them miss out on a fair price.
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Unsold Tomatoes End Up on a Rubbish Dump in Khulna's Terokhada
Tomato farmers in Terokhada upazila of Khulna had a bumper crop but could not sell it, and many have dumped their rotting tomatoes on a rubbish heap.
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Farmers Grow Sweet Pumpkin on Fallow Banks of the Dharla River in Lalmonirhat
Farmers in Lalmonirhat are earning extra income by growing sweet pumpkin on fallow land along the Dharla river, using seed given free by the agriculture office.
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Deer Rescued from Poachers' Trap and Released in the Sundarbans
The Forest Department rescued a deer caught in a poachers' trap in the Sundarbans and released it back into the forest.